Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) was 6.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Malaysia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Malaysia is 6.7%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 16.6% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Malaysia peaked at 9.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1998.
Malaysia ranks 44th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7% | — |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +364.2% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +48.3% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -23.5% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +29.0% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +69.2% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -16.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 6.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 3.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 6.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.1%, 2.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +364.2% | 0.7% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 5.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 5.2% | 9.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.9 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.03 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,105 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 460,041 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Malaysia?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Malaysia was 6.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
- Malaysia ranks 44th out of 124 countries with data for 2019.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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